Lil' Rhody
Sun Safe Project
Rhode Island's first comprehensive youth sun safety program — pairing hands-on education with the sun protection every kid deserves.
Building sun-safe habits that last a lifetime
Most lifetime sun damage happens before age 18 — yet sun safety is rarely taught where kids spend their summers. The Lil' Rhody Sun Safe Project changes that. Led by the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island's Sun Safety Task Force, it brings real sun-protection education and quality products to 500+ underserved students — from summer campers to high schoolers — across the state.
Bask is proud to be the project's sunscreen partner — donating the SPF that fills every "Sun Smart SPF Sack" and stocks the shared sunscreen stations across six camps, two schools, and a local family shelter.
Individual sacks + shared stations
The program is built around two layers of protection — so every child has their own essentials, plus supervised reapplication throughout the day.
A Sun Smart SPF Sack for every child
Each student gets their own take-home kit — an SPF 50 mineral stick for face and lips and a Bask bucket hat — so protection goes wherever they do.
Shared sunscreen stations
Counselors and teachers run supervised stations stocked with Bask lotion and spray — a morning base layer plus midday reapplication across six camps all summer long.
The SPF behind every sack & station
SPF 50 Mineral Stick
Fragrance-free — face & lips, one per child
Bask Bucket Hats
Shade on the go, one per child
Big Bask Lotion SPF 30
Morning base layer at stations
Mineral Spray SPF 30
Midday & afternoon reapplicationFrom spring prep to a sun-safe summer
Prep & delivery
Bask products delivered across Rhode Island and the Sun Smart SPF Sacks assembled for distribution.
Launch on Don't Fry Day
Sun-safety education kicked off at East Providence, with a second school session in Providence being rescheduled.
In the field now
SPF Sacks and shared stations are live across six summer camps, with kits also reaching a local family shelter.
Delivering across Rhode Island
From the Narragansett boardwalk to camps in Newport, Smithfield, and beyond — here's the team getting sun-safe supplies into kids' hands.
📸 More photos coming from the camps at the end of the season.
"So many of the camps were overwhelmed with joy over the impact this will have — making sunscreen application easier, preventing sunburns, potentially reducing future skin cancers, and building good sun-safe habits for a lifetime."
The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island
Two missions, one goal
Spread the sun-safe word
Bask believes in celebrating, embracing, and protecting the skin you're in. Want to learn more about the Lil' Rhody Sun Safe Project or partner with us on a future initiative? We'd love to hear from you.